1 Ela phundza uwe Jakobo, mtumishi wangu,
2 Ye Mwenyezi Mlungu ariyekuumba hangu ndanini,
3 Mana nindamwaga madzi dzulu ya tsi kavu,
4 Chivyazicho chindatsephula dza nyasi phatu phenye madzi,
5 Atu a mataifa ganjina andakpwedza aambe, ‘Mimi ni wa Mwenyezi Mlungu,’
6 Mwenyezi Mlungu, Mfalume wa Iziraeli na mkombolio,
7 Ni ani ariye dza mimi?
8 Msiogophe wala msihende wasiwasi,
9 Osi atengezao vizuka si chitu,
10 Ni ani ariyedzitsongera mlungu,
11 Lola, ayae osi andatiywa waibu,
12 Mfula vyuma nkuhala chuma,
13 Fundi wa mbao nkuchipima na wuuzi,
14 Iye nkubwaga mierezi,
15 Iye nkukata kuni kula muhi hinyo.
16 Kuni zanjina nkuzijitira chakurya,
17 Seemu yanjina ya nyo muhi nkutengeza chizuka na akachisujudiya,
18 Taamanya chisha taaelewa,
19 Taphana aazaye
20 Iye nkurya ivu na moyowe uchiochengeka nikumuangamiza,
21 “Gatambukire gaga uwe Iziraeli, uwe Jakobo, mtumishi wangu.
22 Nikagafuta makosago dza ingu ziho,
23 Imbani kpwa kuhererwa mwi murio mlunguni,
24 Mwenyezi Mlungu mkombolio, ariyekuumba ndanini mwa mayoo, anaamba hivi,
25 Ndimi niikaye wazi handzo ra manabii a handzo,
26 Mimi ndimi nitimizaye neno ra mtumishi wangu
27 Mimi ndimi niviamurishaye vivwa vya madzi na kuviamba,
28 Higa ndigo niambago kuhusu Koreshi, ‘Iye ni mrisa wangu